For my site evaluation, it was with two other students, one on their Family Medicine rotation like me, and the other on Ambulatory Care. They presented their H&Ps first. The one that stood out to me was about a patient who presented with testicular pain. The history and findings were a classic presentation of epididymitis: young, had unprotected sex, and alleviation on elevation of testicle. I had presented on a patient I saw who complained of heat-intolerance, where she would be hot in the winters, as well as in an air-conditioned rooms. She also admitted to increased hunger, which increased my suspicion for hyperthyroidism, but denied weight loss. My preceptor had decided to test for the patients TSH levels.

At the evaluation, we had also presented on journal articles. I had covered an article that discussed the incidence of rosacea in alcohol consumption. There was a “dose dependent” relationship between the variables. It was also interesting that white wine and liquor were found to have the greatest risk of developing rosasea.

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